Post by COYF (Canada's Outstanding Young Farmer's Program)

Is Canada losing too much of its farmland? CBC/Radio-Canada’s The House just dropped a powerful summer special diving into the intense pressures facing Canadian farmland—and the immense weight carried by the people who grow our food. This episode features the voices of COYF alumni and others: - Charles Stevens, owner of Wilmot Orchards Inc - Courtney Stevens, cafe and social media manager for Wilmot Orchards - Ian Martin, Crop Production Manager at Wilmot Orchards - Tyler McCann director of the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute - Trevor Jones, Ontario Minister of Agriculture - Warren Kaeding, Saskatchewan Minister of Trade and Export Development (COYF Alumni) - Justine Hendricks, CEO of Farm Credit Canada - Stewart Skinner, Ontario farmer (COYF Alumni) - Gerry Friesen, author of The Recovering Farmer - Lesley Kelly, co-founder of the Do More Agriculture Foundation From shifting policy and skyrocketing price tags to the heavy realities of feeding a nation in turbulent times, this is essential listening for the entire sector. 🎧 Tune in to the full episode here: https://lnkd.in/gpaATW7R #CdnAg #OYF #Agriculture #FoodSecurity #FarmerMentalHealth #AgPolicy #Sustainability